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Dianthus deltoides (Maiden Pink): Easy Self-Sowing Groundcover

Maiden pink (Dianthus deltoides) is a mat-forming, easy-to-grow species (6–12 in.) with dark green leaves and single, usually unscented flowers in white to red. Self-sows readily. Shear after flowering for rebloom. Great for bedding and rock gardens.

Culture & Care

Soil: Full sun, sharp drainage, neutral to alkaline.
Propagation: Seed in cold frame fall; divide spring or fall.

Potential Problems

Crown rot, slugs, sow bugs, grasshoppers, chipmunks, squirrels.

Quick Reference

Height/Spread	6–12 in.
Growth Habit	Clumping, Moderate Grower
Light	Full Sun
Moisture	Adaptable
Maintenance	Low
Features	Attracts Butterflies & Hummingbirds, Self-Seeds, Showy Flowers
Bloom Time	Spring to Summer
Flower Color	Pink, Red, White
Uses	Beds, Borders, Cut Flowers
Style	Cottage Garden, Rock Garden
Type	Perennial

Other: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra): Glossy Red Berries on Woodland Perennial; Carpet Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans): Fast-Spreading Groundcover with Blue Spring Flowers; Giant Onion (Allium giganteum): Towering Lilac-Pink Globes for Summer Borders; Calycanthus 'Venus': White Magnolia-Like Blooms; Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua): Late-Summer Bloomer for Moist Shade; Corydalis cheilanthifolia – Fern-Leaved Corydalis with Bronzy Foliage; Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William): Classic Biennial for Cottage Gardens; Dianthus barbatus 'Summer Sundae': First-Year Flowering Biennial Mix; Dianthus deltoides 'Arctic Fire': White Flowers with Red Eyes; Dianthus × allwoodii (Allwood Hybrids): Long-Blooming Salmon Pinks

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